A Significant Event

The significant event that I will pick for this topic is the day that my mom came home from work with a severe migraine. It turned out, that migraine was a tumor that was beginning to pressure up against the side of her skull and make her brain swell. It was a significant event for me because of the fact that I came face to face with the realization that my dad could be a widow, and I could lose the person that gave birth to me. Sadly, I don't have a very good relationship with her, but I still love her as my mother. That November day was very shocking, and for the next half of a week, I wondered whether or not I was going to go home for good with my mom by my side. It was a hard realization to know that my Dad could have been left alone in the world, with only me and his side of the family to rely on. We have very bad problems regarding my mom's side of the family, which I do not care to relive in my own head or elaborate further on. It is too shocking and maddening to really say much about it without having a hot head for the rest of the day. It changed my outlook on life a lot, because that made me think not taking life for granted anymore. Cliche, but every day is not guarenteed. It helped me motivate myself to take charge of my life and really get a hold on what I want to do for the rest of my life and just do it and not wait any longer on it. Someday, I won't have time anymore. Someday, I will have a family. She helped me realize that, if it is one good thing my mom has ever taught me, it was the fact to cherish life because you may not know when you might die.